Kalamazoo Promise

Kalamazoo Promise Students:

Did you know that you can use your Kalamazoo Promise scholarship at Michigan’s top 14 private colleges and universities?

Now, your Kalamazoo Promise scholarship opens even more doors to a four year degree. The Michigan Colleges Alliance, a collective of the top independent colleges and universities in Michigan, represents 41,000 students, 250,000 alumni and more than 100 academic programs.

Our students get the best of both worlds: small college values like critical thinking, ethics and personal attention, and big college quality with outstanding faculty and rigorous academic offerings. The schools emphasize community over crowds and pride themselves on helping students forge their own path. Classes are taught by professors, not teaching assistants, with average class sizes of just 17.5 students. The independents open doors to a host of careers, from business and engineering to education and nursing, supported by a nurturing network of alumni who have become leaders in their fields. And the independent colleges look like the world around them. One in 4 students at Michigan private colleges and universities is African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic or Latino.

Win another scholarship!

We’re committed to providing a world-class college experience for every student. That’s why from November to May, Michigan Colleges Alliance awards four “We Are The Independents” scholarships of $2,000 each month to high school juniors and seniors. Click here to enter.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AMOUNT YOU PAY AT Michigan's top independent colleges and universities COULD BE LESS THAN WHAT YOU’D PAY AT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION?

Michigan's top independent colleges and universities are more affordable than you think. Actual costs are comparable to public institutions.

More students receive financial aid, on average, at Michigan's top independent colleges and universities than public ones.

Graduation rates at Michigan's top independent colleges and universities are double those of public universities.

The average class size at Michigan's top independent colleges and universities is just 17.5 students. Compare that to the massive lecture halls of the big public universities. Choose community over crowds.

At Michigan's top independent colleges and universities, you'll learn from professors. Not the TAs you’ll often find leading classes at big public institutions.

Community is the culture at Michigan's top independent colleges and universities. Classes are tight knit. Students and faculty forge lifelong relationships.

The alumni network is bar none at Michigan's top independent colleges and universities. They’re engaged and invested in you.

Diversity is cherished. The demographic makeup of students at Michigan's top independent colleges and universities mirrors that of the state.